Domaine de la Vougeraie

The origin of the wine multinational "Boisset, La Famille des Grands Vins" lies in the founding of a vineyard in 1961 in the Nuits-Saint-Georges area (Côte de Nuits, Burgundy) by Jean-Claude Boisset (*1943) together with his wife Claudine. The first Boisset wines came from neighbours and acquaintances. The head office was originally in Vougeot, from where the wines were exported to England. Later, the headquarters were moved to Nuits-Saint-Georges in the former convent Les Ursulines. In 1964, the first vineyard to be acquired was Les Evocelles in Gevrey-Chambertin. The parent vineyard covers 40 hectares of vines with many Grands Crus and Premiers Crus sites. The product portfolio was expanded to include sparkling wines and spirits. Eventually, branches were established in the USA and Canada.

In 1982, the two trading houses Charles Vienot and Thomas Bassot were bought, thus taking over the two biggest competitors. In 1985, the company went public and subsequently took over numerous companies and wineries. However, in 2003 it was again taken over 100% by the Boisset family. The son of the founder Jean-Charles Boisset (*1969) tasted two Burgundian wines at the age of seven. He studied economics and finance at the University of London, followed by postgraduate studies at the University of California in Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, he moved to California and bought Lyeth Estates as his first winery. Together with his sister Nathalie, he founded the Domaine de la Vougeraie in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1999. Here, all the family's vineyards in Burgundy were united....